At the grave of Emmett Till

At the grave of Emmett Till

Tribune photo by Zbigniew Bzdak

At the grave of Emmett Till Friends and family members gather in a suburban Chicago cemetery for a brief memorial service Tuesday morning at the grave of Emmett Till, whose slaying 50 years ago sparked the Civil Rights movement. A white tent was erected over the slain youth's grave, and the FBI was exhuming the body so that an autopsy could be conducted.

At the grave of Emmett Till Friends and family members gather in a suburban Chicago cemetery for a brief memorial service Tuesday morning at the grave of Emmett Till, whose slaying 50 years ago sparked the Civil Rights movement. A white tent was erected over the slain youth's grave, and the FBI was exhuming the body so that an autopsy could be conducted. (Tribune photo by Zbigniew Bzdak)

At the grave of Emmett Till Friends and family members gather in a suburban Chicago cemetery for a brief memorial service Tuesday morning at the grave of Emmett Till, whose slaying 50 years ago sparked the Civil Rights movement. A white tent was erected over the slain youth's grave, and the FBI was exhuming the body so that an autopsy could be conducted.